Don’t you hate it when the side effects of a medicine mimic the symptoms of the condition that you are taking the medicine for in the first place? If you had not had that experience, I am very happy for you.
I started taking a particular drug four days ago to prevent my migraine attacks, which were coming at least once a week. The medicine seems to be working, but it has some unpleasant side effects that are similar but less debilitating than the migraines.
I feel fatigued and slightly nauseated and a bit light-headed. It’s actually hard to tell if I am being affected by the new drug or if I am having mild migraine symptoms.
If these symptoms do not subside in a few days, I will go off the drug and try something else. Because of the frequency and severity of my migraines, I hope that I can take something to prevent them.
If I do adjust to the medcine in the next few days, then I will stay on it for two months to see if I have any migraine attacks while on it. A reduction of at least 50% in frequency or severity is what we are aiming for. If that doesn’t happen, then the doctor will increase the dosage or have me try another drug.
In the meantime, keep me in your thoughts or prayers or both. I am able to function better than I can with the migraines, but I do not feel very well for the time being.
